Problem Note 53966: A "Segmentation violation" error might be generated when referencing a macro variable in a %DO loop
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A "Segmentation violation" error might be generated when the SAS® Macro Facility attempts to resolve a reference to a macro variable, and the macro variable is the control variable of an iterative %DO loop.
There is currently no circumvention for this problem.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Z64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.4 TS1M2 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/R19.html#53966| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2014-08-28 13:52:49 |
| Date Created: | 2014-08-22 10:32:30 |